The new market’s rules, made clear

Market & regulation

How Moldova’s power market works — with sources and data.

01Articles

More English articles are on their way; most are in Romanian and Russian.

02Glossary

Market and grid terms in Romanian, Russian and English.

Glossary

03Regulatory timeline

  1. 2020

    Electricity market rules adopted by ANRE decision No. 283/2020.

    Source: Renergy.md, 14.07.2026 ↗

  2. 16.03.2022

    Emergency synchronisation of the Moldovan and Ukrainian systems with the European ENTSO-E grid.

    Source: Renergy.md, 14.07.2026 ↗

  3. October 2025

    First balancing capacity auction; framework contracts until 31.12.2030.

    Source: Renergy.md, 14.07.2026 ↗

  4. 2025

    ANRE decision No. 853/2025 — rules for BRPs and BSPs under Law 164/2025; the single imbalance price turns a forecast error into a direct cost for the producer.

    Source: Renergy.md, 14.07.2026 ↗

  5. December 2025

    Launch of the day-ahead market (PZU); the goal is coupling with EU markets from 2028.

    Source: OPCOM, 01.07.2026 ↗

04Calculators

BESS arbitrage revenue calculator — in the second phase.